Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-04

Stock on hand and on shipboard
Receipts same day last year 50 1913
FINANCGAL-The money market is easier.
Domestic Escadpge-Steady. Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at par and
selling at Is per cent premium
Fo7ei2N Esehah0e-Hhe mark is firm.
Commercial demand, 81 81; sixty days. "a 841<;
ninety days, 81 S2$4a4 So; francs, Paris
and Havre commercial sixty DAYS, Us 2334;
Swiss, SIS 2435; marks, sixty days, 94%4.
SECURITIEs-Ihe stock market has been
very quiet all day. with light sales of Central
railroad stock at l25 tlZo54. Other secur-
ties are in some demand, being sought after
by investors
Atlanta 6 per cent, 1903 bid, lO5 asked: Atlanta
z per cent, ll5 bid, l20 asked; Augusta per
cent, LOG bid, los asked; Augusta 6s, long, l07
BID, 1903 asked: Columbus per cent, gS bid
80 asked Macon 6,per cent, Ill bid, ~ asked !;
new savannah per cent. April coupons,
1882 bid, i04 asked new Savannah per cent,
coupons May. 1887 bid, l04 asked.
STATE Bonds-Market steady, with light sup
ply. Georgia new o., 1888. leg bid, 103 asked :;
Georgia new / :, los bid, 1851 asked; Georgia
per cent gold, coupons quarterly, 109 bid,
lib asked; Georgia per cent. coupons Janu-
airy aud July, maturity 1896. 1913 bid, l25
asked.
Ratlrodd SyocbS-Central common. 1865
BID. l26 asked; Augusta ana savannah Z
per cent guaranteed. eN-dIv.. 1872 bid 1873
asked; Georgia common, 1879 bid, 200 asked
southwestern per cent guaranteed, eX- div,
l29]% bid. 1907 asked; Central 6 per cent GER
Ahcates, eX-lnJ., 1887 bid lQ334 asked; At
lanta ana West Point railroad STOCK, eX-div.,
ll016 bid; III asked; Atlanta and West Point
per cent certificates, 105 bid, 1867 asked.
RaArOdd BondS-Market quiet. Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company gem
eral mortgage per cent. interest. coupons
October, Jos bid 100 asked; Atlantic and
Gulf irst mortgage consolidated per cent
coupons January and July, maturity 1897, IlS
bid, lly asked: Central consolidated mortgage
per cent. coupons January and July, ma
turty 1898, lib bid, ia asked; Georgia rail-
rOad o., 1897. los bid, Ill asked; Mobile and
Girard second mortgage Endorsed per cent.
coupons January and July, maturity 1899.
lG5 bid l06 asked; Montgomery and Eu-
Central railroad, 1881 bid, ITO asked; Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta irst MORTGAGE,
1l9 bid, IA asked; Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta second mortgage, ITO bid, liz asked:
Western Alabama second mortgage Endorsed
per cent, III bid. III asked; South Georgia
and Florida indorsed. 1lS bid, ll9 asked :;
South Georgia and Florida second mortgage,
liz bld, ll5 asked; Augusta and Knoxville
first mortgage 1uer cent III bid, ll2$4 asked ;
Iainesvile, Jefferson and Southern first
nortgafe, guaranteed; ll6 bid, III asked /;
Gainesville, jefferson and Southern not guar
Alteed, ll2 Bio, lib asked; Ocean Steam
slip per cent bonds guaranteed by Central
railroad, 1881 bid l04l5 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson aud Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, III bid, ll5 asked; Columbus and
Kone first mortgage bonds Endorsed by Cen
tralrailro&d, l05 bid, i07 asked; Columbus
anu W cbtefp D per cent guaranteed. lO4l9 bid,
lO1 aked; City and Suburban railway first
mortgage per cent. los bid. 100 asked.
Bdnt S0cks-Nominal. Southern Bank Of
the state of Georgia, 1875 bid, 200 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, $50 bid, 1856 asked ;
savannah Bank ana Trust Company, So bid,
~ asked.
Gas SocFs-savannah Gas Light stock, 2II5
hid, ~ asked. eN-div.; Mutual Gas Light
took. q lld, g asked.
BACON-~Market very strong and advancing:
demand good; smoked clear rib sides. SIC;
shoulders, &c; dry sailed clear rib sides,
7;sc long clear, nc shoulders, sac: hams,
BAGGiNG AND TIEs-Markct quiet. We
quote; Boggng-2l4 lbs. 9%a934c; lbs, s. "a
SEC; "a lbs. l54asc, according to brand and
quantity. hon tics-ArrOw, 81 coal 05 Der
Aundle according to brand and quantity.
Raging aud ties in retail lots fraction
higher,
BUTTEX-Market higher: oieomargarine,
lAa!6c; choice Goshen, &c; Kilt edge, 26a27c I;
creamery, 27a29c; country l6a2Oc.
CABBAGE-Nor,hern, scarce, nominal; l2a
l8c per hcaG.
CoFFEg-Tho market is easy. We quote
for smai, lots: Ordinary, l51ac; fair, 16c (;
good. l61sc; prime, lie; choice, l7hc; pea
berry, l7zc.
CHgGsE- Market higher; demand moder.
ate; STOCK light We quote; llNp5c.
DRIED FBvlT--Applcs. eyaporaIed. 1861
pooled. &c; peaches, peeled, zoe; unpeeled +,
baIc; currants, &c: citron, 2bc.
DRY GoODs-The market Is Arm; bust
uess Improving We quote;
Prints, fa6c; Georgia brown shirt
liz. "a. Alsc; is dc. Si>e: A brown gboeting